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flame retardantnounA substance that prevents or inhibits the outbreak of fire: flame retardants are in many upholstered furnishings...- The sole US manufacturer of two flame retardants pledged to cease making both products next year.
- Her level of flame retardants was the fifth highest of the women tested.
- Computers treated with certain flame retardants may be harming the health of those who use them.
adjective(Especially of a fabric or substance) treated so as to be non-flammable: flame-retardant chemicals...- The most important use of bromine today is in making flame-retardant materials.
- The wall should be protected by a flame-retardant surface.
- The walls of a kitchen are supposed to be flame retardant.
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